While the Quechua culture has remained strong despite colonization, the economic marginalization of the Quechuas people has left many in poverty. Youth are often forced to migrate to the cities to look for work and social problems like alcoholism have developed within the communities.

The poorest of the poor in Peru are the indigenous people living in the southern highlands. About 70% of the Quechua and Aymara communities—more than 5...

These dedicated Haitians are trained to provide health care 24/7 in the 104 rural villages served by HHF.

Their expenses and salary ($3,600/year) can be paid for fully, partially, or just for one month ($300). They serve, live, and support their families for $10 per day. Each village Health Agent provides health care to over 3,000 people.

A serious threat to the health of the people that we serve is caused by the lack of sanitary facilities. Less than 30% of Haitians have access to such facilities, resulting in bodily elimination in fields or directly into rivers and the sea. Sewage often runs uncontained through the streets.

Since 1993, HHF has been building latrines to encourage sanitation and to prevent the spread of disease related to improper waste disposal (he...

The Center for Women Empowerment uses basic education, alternative counseling, vocational training, and micro-credit loans to alleviate the negative impact the Civil War has had on so many women in Sierra Leone. The center promotes the vital role women can play in sustainable development. It is an integral part of a long-term local capacity-building program for young women.

Youth Action International is working to deliver emergency health care, medical supplies, teachers, scholarships and basic economic assistance to the marginalized Karamajong people of Uganda.

The Karamajongs are nomadic pastoralists who have been driven from their lands are are now forced to live in the slums of Uganda. Their only source of income now is to send their children on the streets to beg for food. As a result, large numbers...

Children are a vulnerable demographic during peace time, but this vulnerability becomes even more apparent in times of war. Liberia is currently emerging from a fourteen-year civil conflict that killed approximately 400,000 people and displaced over two million. Civil war and government mismanagement have destroyed much of Liberia's economy, particularly the infrastructure in and around Monrovia, while continued international sanctions on diamond...

Liberia is currently emerging from a 14-year civil conflict that killed about 400,000 people and displaced over two million. Civil war and government mismanagement have destroyed much of Liberia's economy, particularly the infrastructure in and around Monrovia, while continued international sanctions on diamonds and timber exports will limit growth prospects for the foreseeable future.